Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Period: 1930s
30s-40s Wardrobe Cabinet
Located in Milano, IT
Hinged door closet, wood veneer ash stained and maple burl, brass handle details.
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Brass
Emilio Lancia Large Sideboard in Walnut Wood Italian Manufacture 1930s
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
A mid-century sideboard with structure in walnut veneer with brass details, the sideboard presents three doors and six inner shelves.
Designed by Emilio Lancia, Italian manufacture ...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Brass
James Mont Style, Art Deco, Cabinet, Black Lacquer, Parquetry, France, 1930s
By James Mont
Located in Stamford, CT
James Mont Style, Art Deco, Single Cabinet, Black Lacquer, Parquetry, France, 1930s
A distinctive cabinet or nightstand on bracket style ebony bases supporting an open box case made...
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Lacquer
Pine Cabinet ‘Lovö’ by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cabinet ‘Lovö’ designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet,
Sweden, 1930s.
Pine and forged iron.
From 1927 to 1938, Axel-Einar Hjorth was the chief architect and designer at the department store Nordiska Kompaniet in Stockholm—which was known as one of the most important producers of modernist furniture in Sweden. During this time, Hjorth designed both public and private interiors, and worked with international clients including Iranian royalty. His first project for NK was a stand for the World Fair in Barcelona in 1929, during which he exhibited the Louis Cabinet...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Iron
Axel Einar Hjorth "Roma" Cabinet, NK Sweden
Located in Dronten, NL
Spectacular cabinet in dark stained oak with light oak interior, designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet. Manufactured in 1935. Very impressive and practical piece, larg...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Oak
Swedish Designer, Cabinet, Birch, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained birch cabinet designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s.
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1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Birch
Vintage Retro Dovetailed Dresser With Original Hardware.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Dresser Possibly 1930s-1940s , the Style is of that Period. Three Drawers on the Bottom with a Cabinet Top. Brass Toned Hardware. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pic...
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1930s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
1930’s French White Oak Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
1930’s French white oak sideboard/credenza. Please contact 1stdibs for international shipping. Listed shipping is only for US excluding Hawaii and Alaska.
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Oak
Swedish secretary Erik Chambert circa 1930
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant Swedish secretary Erik Chambert circa 1930
Veneered with elm, birch rosewood and others
Key included
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1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Rosewood
High quality Italian green sideboard by Pierluigi Colli
By Pier Luigi Colli, Mobilifico Colli
Located in Milano, IT
Pier Luigi Colli's small sideboard, an ode to the craftsmanship and Italian design of the 1930s and 1940s. This piece of furniture is not just a functional object, but a work of art ...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Metal, Brass
Swedish chest in birch circa 1930
By Bodafors
Located in PARIS, FR
A Swedish chest 3 drawers in birch circa 1930 stamped B.Svenska Mobelfabrikerna
Bodafors
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1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Birch
Chest of Drawers Designed by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Chest of drawers designed by Carl Malmsten,
Sweden, 1930s.
Veneered mahogany, jacaranda, birch, and fruit trees.
Stamped.
Made by master carpenter Albin Johansson.
H: 87...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Birch, Fruitwood, Jacaranda, Mahogany
Sideboard with Bar Element by Franco Albini, Italy, 1930s
Located in Greding, DE
Large four-door sideboard designed by Franco Albini in the 1930s. The Art Deco sideboard is veneered on all sides and fitted with chrome half-moon handles and set off by means of ver...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Maple
Vintage Black Walnut Divider Cabinet in the style of Emilio Lancia, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
It is made in black walnut and features brass handles.
This is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it has been perfectly restored...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Brass
Carved Pear Wood + Mirrored Glass Bar Cabinet by Osvaldo Borsani, Italy, 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning 1930s Italian bar cabinet designed by Osvaldo Borsani. This piece was constructed from bleached pear wood and stands on four rectangular legs with intricate hand carved fish...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Brass
Vintage Cabinet from Germany with Hand Carved Motifs, circa 1930s
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage cabinet from Germany with hand carved motifs, circa 1930s
Dimensions. 53 W ; 16 D ; 60 1/2 H.
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1930s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
Gio Ponti, Dresser, Maple, Walnut, Murano Glass, Brass, Italy, 1939
By Gio Ponti
Located in High Point, NC
A maple, walnut, murano glass and brass dresser designed and produced by Gio Ponti, Italy, 1939.
From the residence of the painter Renato Berti in Verona, produced by Luigi Scremi...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Brass
Art Deco Walnut and Goat Skin Italian School Commode Chest of Drawers, 1930
Located in Rome, IT
Italian Art Deco dresser of the first half of the last century. One can recognize his Italian style, Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi, Osvaldo Borsani. Precious materials that have been u...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Goatskin, Walnut
St. Charles Mid-Century Modern Steel Kitchen Lower Cabinet, Original, 1940s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
St. Charles Mid-Century Modern steel lower kitchen cabinet, drawer, original, 1940s.
Measures: 10" W x 30.5”H x 18.5" D. Features a single shelf separating top and bottom sections. ' This listing is for “E” in image 3.
St. Charles was one of the earliest brands of steel cabinetry in the United States, dating back to 1935, when St. Charles bought Janes & Kirtland, maker of the “White House Line” steel. Steel kitchens were first developed in the second half of the 1920s and exclusive to extremely high-end (often exhibition) homes in the pre-WWII era. These early (pre-war) cabinets were quite streamlined and "deco" in their appearance. Typically white, ice gray or gentle cream color, they were customized to each home and considered the 'modern' and very "American" choice for the discerning client.
Frank Lloyd Wright was an early fan of steel kitchen cabinets...
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1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Steel
Small Mid Century Two-Door Lowboard on Black Base
Located in Ulm, DE
Two-door mid century lowboard on black base
high gloss lacquered, probably ash stained
1960s
Dimensions:
Width: 91 cm
height: 59 cm
depth: 45 cm.
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1930s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Ash, Wood
St. Charles Mid-Century Modern Steel Kitchen Cabinet Cutlery Drawers, 1940s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
St. Charles Mid-Century Modern steel kitchen cabinet drawers 1940s original finish. Wall mountable. Features original built in cutlery drawer. Se...
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1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Steel
St. Charles Mid-Century Modern Steel Kitchen Upper Cabinet, Wall-Mount, Gray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
St. Charles Mid-Century Modern steel kitchen upper cabinet, wall-mount, gray, original finish. two-door, extended cabinet. Measures: 30" W x 16" D x 48" H. This listing is for “A” in the second image.
St. Charles was one of the earliest brands of steel cabinetry in the United States, dating back to 1935, when St. Charles bought Janes & Kirtland, maker of the “White House Line” steel. Steel kitchens were first developed in the second half of the 1920s and exclusive to extremely high-end (often exhibition) homes in the pre-WWII era. These early (pre-war) cabinets were quite streamlined and "deco" in their appearance. Typically white, ice gray or gentle cream color, they were customized to each home and considered the 'modern' and very "American" choice for the discerning client.
Frank Lloyd Wright was an early fan of steel kitchen cabinets and adopted them quite early on in the century. Wright chose St. Charles cabinets...
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1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Steel
St. Charles Mid-Century Modern Steel Kitchen Cabinet, Wall-Mount, Gray, Original
Located in Brooklyn, NY
St. Charles Mid-Century Modern steel kitchen cabinet, wall-mount, gray, original finish. two-door, extended cabinet. Measures: 30" W x 13" D x 48" H....
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1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Steel
Pier Luigi Colli Large Sideboard in Wood with Drawers Italian Manufacturer 1930s
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Large sideboard is entirely realized in oak wood, with four drawers on each side (for a total of eight drawers) and a central storage unit.
Designed by Pier Luigi Colli Italian Manufacture from 1938 ca.
To reconstruct the story of Pier Luigi Colli, we must take a leap back to the 19th century in Turin, a multifaceted city, in some ways controversial due to its austere and sometimes introverted character, but at the core of a creative drive: and if it is primarily known for its automobile industry, there was a time when Turin was at the height of fame also in the field of furniture and embroidery, thanks to the presence of two entrepreneurial realities.
On the one hand there was the MIRAM (Italian Hand-Made Embroidery Manufacture) founded by Pietro Colli in 1850, specializing in gobelin fabrics and bandera embroideries. His daughter Teresa traveled between Italy and Paris to discover the latest trends in fabrics and embroidery, while her younger brother, Pier Luigi Colli (1895-1968), the star of this story, joined the company in 1921. Distinguishing himself for his enterprising personality and willing to continue his father's profession, Pier Luigi was known to his contemporaries as "the artist interior designer", and had no doubts about his future: he moved temporarily to Paris, where he attended L'Ecole des Beaux Arts Décoratives.
The other great Turin manufacturer to be mentioned is Martinotti, founded in 1931 by Giuseppe Martinotti and supplier of fine furnishings for the Savoy court, pieces which were characterized by a typically 19th century eclectic style, generally made of exotic woods featuring ivory and tortoiseshell inlays: at that time, Martinotti represented the top of internationality, having even participated in the 1875 Philadelphia exhibition!
The two brands' fate merged in 1902, a decisive year for Turin which, hosting the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative Art, became the cradle of the spread of the Liberty style in Italy. In the exhibition, Martinotti exhibited an elegant interior, in which all the textile parts, from the curtains to the seat upholstery, was made by Colli. It was in 1926 that Colli (MIRAM) finally acquired Martinotti, founding a laboratory where, from the savoir faire of the two companies, complete pieces of furniture were created and tailor-made for the customer, from the structure to its upholstery.
Meanwhile, Pier Luigi Colli was living in Paris, the ideal place to be in 1925, when the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts brought him closer to the work of one of his putative fathers, the great French cabinet maker Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann (Paris, 1879 - 1933). Thanks to Paris, Pier Luigi intertwined contacts with the international beau monde, he started to import Lalique glass from France, while the Colli's clientele expanded and special commissions arrived, such as the creation of the Royal Train of the Savoy family made with Fiat, or the lecture hall in the University of Turin.
The success of a brand is also measured by its openness to establishing collaborations with the great designers of its time, in the case of Colli resulting in important creative partnerships: from Gio Ponti, who relied on the brand for his Richard Ginori project in Rome, up to Carlo Mollino, who created with Colli the handrails of the RAI (national TV) auditorium and the windows of the Teatro Regio in Turin; also in Turin, the Morbelli architects collaborated with Colli for the furnishings of the RAI skyscraper, and the architects Gabetti Isola for the interiors of the Stock Exchange in Turin.
In the 40s and 50s, having opened a branch in Rome, Colli was at the peak of productivity. The embroidery and textile section continued to be one of its strengths, keeping alive the relations with France and its great masters: among the inspirations were the geometric shapes of the fabrics of Ruhlmann's interiors, or the tactile carpets made by designer Mariod Dorn. And so, another Colli trademark become the "textured carpet...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood, Oak
Important 1939 Walnut Art Deco Modern "Dashboard" Desk by Alexis De Sakhnoffsky
Located in Lafayette, IN
If it appears this 1930s Art Moderne desk has a dashboard, that's by design... The design of renowned automotive designer/illustrator and 'master of streamlining', Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky. The count was famous for his wonderfully stylized Industrial designs and worked with major automakers of the day like Auburn, Cord, Packard, Tucker and the White Truck Co. With his design background and deep reverence for anything automotive, it is little surprise he would create a desk with a full car-like dashboard (complete with clock, barometer, thermometer, radio and glovebox!) In fact, the desk was patterned off of Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky's personal desk, which he designed for his office in New York. What makes this desk particularly significant, however, is the fact it is one of only two examples still known to exist and was first shown at Bloomingdale's 'Home of Tomorrow' display during the 1939 New York World's fair.
The desk was manufactured in 1939 by the Red Lion Table Co. of Red Lion, PA. Interestingly, its sister company, Red Lion Cabinet Co, was responsible for the manufacture of all wooden Philco...
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1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
Pair of American Modern 4 Drawer Chests / Desk, Russel Wright, Conant Ball
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great pair of matching 4 drawer chests designed by Russel Wright. American Modern /Conant Ball. Solid birch wood construction, stunning 1930s transitional design, from Art deco to Mo...
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1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Birch
Michele Marelli Wood Furniture, Italian Design 1930s
By Michele Marelli, Marelli
Located in Milan, IT
This furniture form 1930s has an ebonized wood base and excquisitely refined body with two doors decorated with wooden crosspieces and spacious internal storage with shelves.
The sta...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
Functionalist Mute Servant by Vichr a Spol, Prague
By Vichr & Spol
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Functionalist mute servant by Vichr a Spol. Prague in original vintage condition. Signs of usage ang age, minor traces of corosion.
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1930s Slovak Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Gerald Summers Modernist Side Board, Grey Painted Wood, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Gerald summers; sideboard; Mid-Century Modern; wood; storage furniture; British design; plywood;
Mid-Century Modern sideboard with three wooden shelv...
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1930s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Metal
Vanity Dresser by Tomaso Buzzi, 1930s
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Milano, IT
Wooden dresser from the 1930s designed by Tomaso Buzzi made by fine Italian manufacture.
The structure is completely in wood, at the sides there are two drawer units, composed of four drawers on each side, with metal handles.In the middle there is a single drawer that connects both sides. The feet of the vintage vanity dresser...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Metal
St. Charles Mid-Century Modern Steel Wall-Mount Gray Cabinets, Original, Pair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
St. Charles Mid-Century Modern steel kitchen upper cabinet, wall-mount, gray, original finish. 2 wall cabinets. One door + 2 door, same depth and...
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1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Grosfeld House, Hollywood Regency, 'Glassics' Mirrored Cabinets, USA, 1930s
Located in Stamford, CT
Grosfeld House, Hollywood Regency, 'Glassics' Mirrored Cabinets, USA, 1930s
Pair of Grosfeld House Mirrored Commodes or Cabinets. A stunning pair of Mid Century Modern Cabinets pair...
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1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Glass, Lucite, Mahogany
Studio Athelia, Modernist Sideboard in Walnut, France, 1935
By Athelia by Robert Bloch
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Athelia, Studio des Trois Quartiers, modernist two-door walnut sideboard attributed to Robert Block, Paris, 1935.
Director of Studio Athelia founded in ...
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
Gordon Russell Bureau Desk, 1938, Stunning Original and Unique Piece
Located in London, GB
Gordon Russell, c. 1938
Bureau (desk, secretaire)
Walnut with brass and chrome fittings.
Original metal label to rear.
This is a rare item and a superb example of the best of B...
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1930s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut, Wood
Midcentury Italian Dining Room Set with Table and Bar Cabinet, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding elegant dining set designed by Pier Luigi Colli.
Composed by;
- Dining table with finely carved and painted legs decorated with acanthus leaves. Dark red glass...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
Large Carved Wood Cabinet "Hunter" Unique Piece
Located in Lyon, FR
Unique piece, amazing cabinet made by a passionate cabinet maker. Really nice carved wood work. Old documentation about it on request.
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
Console Vitrine, Mahogany and Walnut Inlaid and Carved Attributable Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Majestic Mid-Century inlaid mahogany, carved walnut, console vetrine attributable Paolo Buffa, hand-decorated glass in excellent condition only oil polished.
Measure cm: H 170 x W 1...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Glass, Mahogany, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Chest of Drawers Beechwood and Walnut Slab in Gio Ponti Style
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern chest of drawers in laquered beechwood and walnut slab in Gio Ponti manner. Restored and laquered. Polished with wax
Measures cm: H 84, W 120, D 50.
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Beech, Walnut
Mahogany Cabinet by Kaare Klint
By Kaare Klint
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Extremely well-constructed and elegant cabinet in Cuban ribbon mahogany by Kaare Klint and manufactured by Rud. Rasmussens, Denmark. Cabinet features two pull-out surfaces below two ...
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1930s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Materials
Brass
French Deco Ladies Secretary, Chest in Wood Circa 1930
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Secretary, chest with a drop front and two lower doors that open to reveal a polished mahogany interior. Images five, six, and seven show the piece's interior drawers and shelves.
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
Ultra Rare Wall Secretary
Located in Munich, DE
Designed by Bruno Mathsson in 1938 and made by Karl Mathsson. There is a common version in birch. This one is in masur birch!
Located in hamburg.
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1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Blackened Oak Cabinet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Blackened oak cabinet from the 1930's.
Located in Brooklyn
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Oak
Unique Swedish Art Deco, Modern Neoclassical Cabinet, Carl Malmsten Signed, 1932
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Important 'Swedish Grace' sideboard, cupboard or buffet by Swedish Master, Carl Malmsten delicately constructed of inlaid birch and elmwood depicting a scene of Saint Geor...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Birch, Ebony, Maple
1930s/40s Art Deco Rare Sideboard with Curved edges by Carl Axel Acking
Located in London, GB
Measuring generously in both height and length, this sideboard offers ample storage space for your cherished belongings. The distinct sections and drawers thoughtfully incorporated i...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
1930’s French White Oak Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
1930’s French white oak four doors white oak sideboard.
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Oak
Fine French 1950s 2 Doors Lime Oak Buffet
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French Mid-Century cerused oak sideboard with black diamond pattern inlays on the 2 doors.
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Oak
Osvaldo Borsani Walnut Briar Mid-Century Sideboard 'Attr.'
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful, unusual sideboard in walnut-root, dating from the 1930s, attributed to the great designer Osvaldo Borsani.
The sideboard is entirely made of very beautiful walnut-root, w...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Walnut
Midcentury Italian Dining Room Set with Table and Bar Cabinet, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding elegant dining set designed by Pier Luigi Colli.
Composed by;
- Dining table with finely carved and painted legs decorated with acanthus leaves. Dark red glass top.
Di...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Wood
St. Charles Mid-Century Modern Steel Kitchen Cabinet, Drawer, Original, 1940s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
St. Charles Mid-Century Modern steel kitchen cabinet, drawer, original, 1940s.
Measures: 12" W x 30" H x 25" D. Features original built-in pan & ...
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1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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Steel
Gouffe Deco Cerused Oak Cabinet France, 1940s, Mid-Century
By Jean Royère
Located in New York, NY
This is a very unusual piece that was part of a seven-piece bedroom set. It is in very good original condition. It is labeled Gouffe on the back. Has original key. It is believed to have been designed by Royere while he worked for Gouffe. Royere later used this square pattern to create other cabinets. This is an early example.
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Price is for this item only.
In 1931, aged 29, Jean Royère (1902-1981) resigned from a comfortable position in the import-export trade in order to set up business as an interior designer. He learnt his new trade in the cabinetmaking workshops of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine in Paris. In 1934, he signed the new layout of the Brasserie Carlton on the Champs Elysées and found immediate success. This was the beginning of an international career that was to last until the early 1970s. A key figure of the Avant-garde in the 1950s, Royère tackled all kinds of decoration work and opened branches in the Near East and Latin America. Among his patrons were King Farouk, King Hussein of Jordan, and the Shah of Iran, who were captivated by his freedom of creation and his elegance and entrusted him with the layout of their palaces. Royère pioneered an original style combining bright colors, organic forms and precious materials within a wide range of imaginative accomplishments. In 1980, he left France for the United States, where he lived until his death.
Jean Royere (July 3, 1902-14 May 1981) was from a privileged social class and lived a pleasant childhood in the French capital. He started to worked at Le Havre in the import and export business from its 24 to its 29 years. This profession guarantee him a good lifestyle. However, this young man left this comfortable career and choose a more risky path: the designer career, field in which he was a passionate and talented artist.
He started as an employee in a furniture factory boulevard Diderot, located in the Faubourg Saint Antoine, epicenter of Parisian furniture makers. In 1933, he received a prestigious order from the Carlton on the Champs Elysees. His career took off and a year later, he was in charge of the contemporary furniture section at Pierre Gouffé...
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